Biography
Dr. Hu Chichun is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor in the School of Civil Engineering and Transportation at South China University of Technology (SCUT). He serves as the Director of the Greater Bay Area Transportation Infrastructure Joint Innovation Lab. His primary research focuses on developing sustainable and intelligent pavement solutions, including high-performance modified asphalt, novel preventive maintenance technologies (e.g., the NovaPave Ultra-Thin Overlay), asphalt recycling, and self-healing materials. His work aims to extend the service life of transportation infrastructure while reducing its environmental footprint. Dr. Hu’s research has been supported by numerous competitive grants. He has led over 60 projects funded by entities such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Sino-German Center for Research Promotion, and the Zhujiang Science and Technology Young Scholars Award. The practical applications of his innovations have been implemented in many maintenance projects across China, covering an area exceeding 5 million square meters, yielding significant economic and societal benefits.
Education
Ph.D. in Structural Engineering, South China University of Technology (2005–2007) Joint Ph.D. Training in Pavement Engineering, Iowa State University, USA (government-sponsored) (2007–2008) Joint Ph.D. Training in Pavement Engineering, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), USA (government-sponsored) (2008–2009) M.Eng. in Road and Railway Engineering, South China University of Technology (2003–2005) B.Eng. in Transportation Civil Engineering, South China University of Technology (1999–2003)
Research Areas
High-performance modified asphalt and emulsified asphalt New technologies for pavement preventive maintenance NovaPave Ultra-Thin Overlay Asphalt pavement recycling Lightweight asphalt concrete Asphalt pavement self-healing
Courses Taught
Pavement Engineering (Undergraduate, taught in English) Pavement Engineering Design Course (Undergraduate, taught in English) Pavement Design and Analysis (Graduate) European and American Pavement Engineering Design and Analysis (Graduate)
Selected Publications
- Zhao, Kangzhi;Li, Yang;He, Fuqiong;Meng, Yuanyuan;Hu, Chichun;Ye, Xiangqian;Lin, Peng,A comprehensive study on the influence of Sasobit content on rheological properties and storage stability of CR/SBS composite-modified asphalt,Construction and Building Materials,2025
- Ye, Xiangqian;Li, Xiaodong;Chen, Yuanyuan;Yang, Hailu;Xiang, Yanmao;Ye, Zhoujing;Hu, Chichun,Optimum moment to heal cracks in asphalt pavement by means of waste carbon fiber-enhanced electromagnetic induction heating during multiple damage-healing cycles,Journal of Cleaner Production,2024
- Li, Yang;Huang, Weicheng;Zhao, Sihai;Yan, Zongxue;He, Fuqiong;Hu, Chichun;Shen, Shun,Influence of rejuvenator components on rheological properties of recycled bitumen in the full temperature range,Construction and Building Materials,2024
- Huang, Weicheng;Li, Yang;Meng, Yuanyuan;He, Chuang;Ye, Xiangqian;Chen, Xingrui;Hu, Chichun,Comprehensive study on the performance of SBS and crumb rubber composite modified asphalt based on the rubber pretreatment technology,Case Studies in Construction Materials,2024
- Ye, Xiangqian;Chen, Yuanyuan;Yang, Hailu;Xiang, Yanmao;Ye, Zhoujing;Li, Wenyu;Hu, Chichun,Enhancing self-healing of asphalt mixtures containing recycled concrete aggregates and reclaimed asphalt pavement using induction heating,Construction and Building Materials,2024
- Li, Yang;Li, Jiheng;Yang, Hailu;Ye, Zhoujing;Hu, Chichun;Shen, Shun,Laboratory evaluation of synergistic blending with SBS-modified bitumen and rejuvenator to enhance the performance of recycled bitumen with a high content of RAP materials,Construction and Building Materials,2024
- Ye, Xiangqian;Xiao, Zhenyong;He, Chuang;Li, Wenyu;Lin, Peng;Meng, Yuanyuan;Hu, Chichun*,Roles of waste carbon fibers on the efficiency of multiple induction heating healing behavior in asphalt mixture for sustainable infrastructure,Journal of Cleaner Production,2023
- Meng, Yuanyuan;Ye, Xiangqian;He, Fuqiong;Chen, Zhipeng;Hu, Chichun*;Lin, Peng,Comprehensive study on the degradation progress of crumb tire rubber during the preparation of terminal blended rubberized asphalt binder,Journal of Cleaner Production,2023
- Ye Xiangqian;Xiao Zhenyong;He Chuang;Li Wenyu;Lin Peng;Meng Yuanyuan;Hu Chichun,Roles of waste carbon fibers on the efficiency of multiple induction heating healing behavior in asphalt mixture for sustainable infrastructure,Journal of Cleaner Production,2023
- Meng, Yuanyuan;Hu, Chichun*;Tang, Yuke;Grossegger, Daniel;Qin, Wuhao,Investigation on the erosion mechanism of simulated salt conditions on bitumen,Construction and Building Materials,2022
- Gong Fangyuan;Lin Weijie;Chen Zhenkan;Shen Tao;Hu Chichun,High-Temperature Rheological Properties of Crumb Rubber Composite Modified Asphalt,Sustainability,2022
- Meng Yuanyuan;Hu Chichun;Tang Yuke;Groegger Daniel;Qin Wuhao,Investigation on the erosion mechanism of simulated salt conditions on bitumen,Construction and Building Materials,2022
- Meng Yuanyuan;Zhan Lei;Hu Chichun;Tang Yuke;Groegger Daniel;Ye Xiangqian,Research on modification mechanism and performance of an innovative bio-based polyurethane modified asphalt: A sustainable way to reducing dependence on petroleum asphalt,Construction and Building Materials,2022
- Gong, Fangyuan;Lin, Weijie;Chen, Zhenkan;Shen, Tao*;Hu, Chichun*;Gong Fangyuan;Lin Weijie;Chen Zhenkan;Shen Tao;Hu Chichun,High-Temperature Rheological Properties of Crumb Rubber Composite Modified Asphalt,Sustainability,2022
- Meng, Yuanyuan;Zhan, Lei;Hu, Chichun*;Tang, Yuke;Grobegger, Daniel;Ye, Xiangqian,Research on modification mechanism and performance of an innovative bio-based polyurethane modified asphalt: A sustainable way to reducing dependence on petroleum asphalt,Construction and Building Materials,2022
- Wu, Xiaoming;Hu, Chichun,Greener Solution to Waste Corn Stalks and Shortage of Asphalt Resource: Hydrochar Produced by Hydrothermal Carbonization as a Novel Performance Enhancer for Asphalt Binder,Materials,2021
- Qin, Wuhao;Hu, ChiChun*;Meng, Yuanyuan,Research on rheological property of hydrochar based bio modified asphalt binder: A promising way to solve environmental problems caused by waste corn stalks,Construction and Building Materials,2021
- Hu, Chichun;Feng, Jianqiang;Zhou, Nan;Zhu, Jiang;Zhang, Shicheng,Hydrochar from corn stalk used as bio-asphalt modifier: High-temperature performance improvement,Environmental Research,2021
- Hu, Chichun;Mai, Yucan;Cannone Falchetto, Augusto;Tartari, Edith,Experimental Investigation on the Use of Selenice Natural Bitumen as an Additive for Pavement Materials,Materials,2021
- Qin Wuhao;Hu ChiChun;Meng Yuanyuan,Research on rheological property of hydrochar based bio modified asphalt binder: A promising way to solve environmental problems caused by waste corn stalks,Construction and Building Materials,2021
- Hu Chichun;Mai Yucan;Cannone Falchetto Augusto;Tartari Edith,Experimental Investigation on the Use of Selenice Natural Bitumen as an Additive for Pavement Materials,Materials,2021
- Chichun Hu;Jianqiang Feng;Nan Zhou;Jiang Zhu;Shicheng Zhang,Hydrochar from corn stalk used as bio-asphalt modifier: High-temperature performance improvement,Environmental Research. Section A,2021
- Wu Xiaoming;Hu Chichun,Greener Solution to Waste Corn Stalks and Shortage of Asphalt Resource: Hydrochar Produced by Hydrothermal Carbonization as a Novel Performance Enhancer for Asphalt Binder,Materials,2021
- Chen, Jiaqi; Dan, Hancheng; Ding, Yongjie; Gao, Yangming; Guo, Meng; Guo, Shuaicheng; Han, Bingye; Hong, Bin; Hou, Yue; Hu, Chichun; Hu, Jing; Huyan, Ju; Jiang, Jiwang; Jiang, Wei; Li, Cheng; Liu, Pengfei; Liu, Yu; Liu, Zhuangzhuang; Lu, Guoyang; Ouyang, Jian,New innovations in pavement materials and engineering: A review on pavement engineering research 2021,Journal of traffic and transportation engineering,2021
- JTTE Editorial Office; Jiaqi Chen; Hancheng Dan; Yongjie Ding; Yangming Gao; Meng Guo; Shuaicheng Guo; Bingye Han; Bin Hong; Yue Hou; Chichun Hu; Jing Hu; Ju Huyan; Jiwang Jiang; Wei Jiang; Cheng Li; Pengfei Liu; Yu Liu; Zhuangzhuang Liu; Guoyang Lu,New innovations in pavement materials and engineering:A review on pavement engineering research 2021,Journal of traffic and transportation engineering,2021
- Hu, Chichun;Li, Rui;Zhao, Jianying;Leng, Zhen;Lin, Wanwei,Performance of Waterborne Epoxy Emulsion Sand Fog Seal as a Preventive Pavement Maintenance Method: From Laboratory to Field,Advances in Materials Science and Engineering,2020
- Liu, Yu;Zhao, Mo-Han;Wu, Chao-Fan;Wu, Hong-Juan;Gong, Fang-Yuan;Su, Pei-Feng;Hu, Chi-Chun*,Coupled Discrete-continuous Simulation and Analysis of Dynamic Interactions Between Hammer and Pavement,China Journal of Highway and Transport,2020
- 刘玉;赵谟涵;吴超凡;武红娟;龚芳媛;苏沛丰;胡迟春,基于离散-连续耦合的落锤-路面动态相互作用研究,中国公路学报,2020
- Hu Chichun;Li Rui;Zhao Jianying;Leng Zhen;Lin Wanwei,Performance of Waterborne Epoxy Emulsion Sand Fog Seal as a Preventive Pavement Maintenance Method: From Laboratory to Field,Advances in Materials Science and Engineering,2020
- Chichun Hu;Jianqiang Feng;Nan Zhou;Jiang Zhu;Shicheng Zhang,Hydrochar from Corn Stalk Used as Bio-asphalt Modifier: High-Temperature Performance Improvement and Environmental Impact,Environmental Research,2020
- Hu, Chichun;Zhao, Jianying;Leng, Zhen;Partl, Manfred N.;Li, Rui,Laboratory evaluation of waterborne epoxy bitumen emulsion for pavement preventative maintenance application,Construction and Building Materials,2019
- Lin, Yuming;Hu, Chichun;Adhikari, Sanjeev;Wu, Chuanhai;Yu, Miao,Evaluation of Waste Express Bag as a Novel Bitumen Modifier,Applied Sciences-Basel,2019
- Guo, Caishan;Hu, Chunchao;Sun, Yuyan;Zhang, Ziyi;Wang, Haizhu;Cai, Zexiang;Zhang, Yanxu,Optimal Placement of Cloudlets Considering Electric Power Communication Network and Renewable Energy Resource,2019
- Sun, Yuyan;Hu, Chunchao;Guo, Caishan;Zhang, Ziyi;Ma, Guolong;Wang, Haizhu;Cai, Zexiang,Resource Provision Method of Cloud Platform for Power Distribution System via Workload Prediction,2019
- Liao Y.;Hu C.;Tang J.;Liu G.,Analysis on Arc Movement in the Gap Between Parallel Insulator Strings Based on Reynolds Stress of Current Element [考虑电流元雷诺应力的绝缘子串并联间隙电弧运动特性分析],High Voltage Apparatus,2019
- Hu, Chichun;Lin, Weijie;Partl, Manfred;Wang, Duanyi;Yu, Huayang;Zhang, Zhi,Waste packaging tape as a novel bitumen modifier for hot-mix asphalt,Construction and Building Materials,2018
- Wang, Yangyang;Leng, Zhen;Li, Xi;Hu, Chichun,Cold recycling of reclaimed asphalt pavement towards improved engineering performance,Journal of Cleaner Production,2018
- Wang, Huiquan;Lyu, Yin;Zhou, Wenqing;Liang, Weiwei;Liu, Gang;Hu, Chuanliang,Study on the Damage of Cooling Water Pipes in UHVDC Thyristor Valve Based on Thermal Effect of Current,2018
- Hu, Chichun;Ma, Jiexian;Zhao, Jianying;Leng, Zhen;Jelagin, Denis,Experimental Study of Dowel Bar Alternatives Based on Similarity Model Test,Advances in Materials Science and Engineering,2017
- Hu, C.;Ma, J.;Jiang, H.;Chen, Z.;Zhao, J.,Evaluation of Nano-TiO2 Modified Waterborne Epoxy Resin as Fog Seal and Exhaust Degradation Material in Asphalt Pavement,Journal of Testing and Evaluation,2017
- Hu, Chichun;Ma, Jiexian;Kutay, M. Emin,Three Dimensional Digital Sieving of Asphalt Mixture Based on X-ray Computed Tomography,Applied Sciences-Basel,2017
- Hu Chichun;Ma Jiexian;Zhao Jianying,Evaluation of Dowel Bar Alternatives Based on Similarity Model Test,2016
- Hu, Chichun;Ma, Jiexian;Jiang, Hong;Zhao, Jianying;Chen, Zhiwu,Study on Exhaust Degradation Material for Asphalt Pavement,2016
- Hu, Chichun;Ma, Jiexian;Yu, Yuan;Luo, Yi,Optimal design on dowel length for cement concrete pavement,International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology,2016
- Hu Chichun;Ma Jiexian;Yu Yuan;Luo Yi;Phimmatat Sayvichit,Study on Dowel Bar Length and Spacing Based on Theoretical Computation,2016
- Chen, Jingsong;Huang, Baoshan;Shu, Xiang;Hu, Chichun,DEM Simulation of Laboratory Compaction of Asphalt Mixtures Using an Open Source Code,Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering,2015
- Wang, P. E. Yuhong;Zhao, Kecheng;Glover, Charles;Chen, Ling;Wen, Yong;Chong, Dan;Hu, Chichun,Effects of aging on the properties of asphalt at the nanoscale,Construction and Building Materials,2015
- Jiang, Hong;Chen, Zhi-Wu;Lu, Zhen-Ya;Hu, Chi-Chun,Preparation and photocatalytic properties of Fe and N Co-doped TiO2nanopowders by hydrothermal method,Journal of Synthetic Crystals,2015
- Chen, Zhiwu;Jin, Wuliang;Lu, Zhenya;Hu, Chichun,Ferromagnetic and photocatalytic properties of pure BiFeO3 powders synthesized by ethylene glycol assisted hydrothermal method,Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics,2015
- Hu, Chichun;Zhang, Xiaoning;Wang, Yuhong,Virtual Mechanical Testing of Asphalt Mixture Based on X-ray Computed Tomography,Journal of Testing and Evaluation,2014
- Hu, Chichun;Wang, Duanyi;Wang, Kejin;Lu, Gang,Optimal design for the mortar-filled glass fibre-reinforced polymer tube dowels,Road Materials and Pavement Design,2013
- Hu, Chichun;Youtcheff, Jack;Wang, Duanyi;Zhang, Xiaoning;Kutay, Emin;Thyagarajan, Senthilmurugan,Characterization of Asphalt Mixture Homogeneity Based on X-ray Computed Tomography,Journal of Testing and Evaluation,2012
- Hu Chichun;Wang Duanyi;Zhang Xiaoning;Zhang Lijuan,Vertical Distribution of Air Voids Based on X-ray Computed Tomography,2012
- Wang, Duan-Yi*;Hu, Chi-Chun;Kutay, E.,Three dimensional reconstruction and calculation of aggregate structure in asphalt mixture,Journal of Building Materials,2011
- Kutay M Emin;Ozturk Hande I;Abbas Ala R;Hu Chichun,Comparison of 2D and 3D image-based aggregate morphological indices,International Journal of Pavement Engineering,2011
- Hu C.-C.;Wang D.-Y.;Thyagarajan S.,Homogeneity evaluation of compacted asphalt mixture based on X-ray computed tomography,Journal of Chang＇an University(Natural Science Edition),2010
- Hu, Chi-Chun;Wang, Duan-Yi;Wang, Kejin;Cable, Jim,Seasonal roadway classification based on neural network,Journal of South China University of Technology(Natural Science Edition),2009
- Wang D Y;Hu C C,Dowel bar alternatives in rigid pavements,2008
- Wang, Duan-Yi;Hu, Chi-Chun;Robert, Richard,Assessment of grouted Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) tubes as dowel bar alternatives,2006
- Hu, Chi-Chun*;Wang, Duan-Yi,Subsection of pavement design parameters using neural networks,2005
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